Rowmari (Raumari, bn, রৌমারী) is an
upazila of
Kurigram District in the Division of
Rangpur,
Bangladesh.
Geography
Rowmari is located at . It has 46,871 households and a total area 197.03 km
2.
The upazila is bounded by
Ulipur Upazila
Ulipur ( bn, উলিপুর) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.
Geography
Ulipur is located at . It has 63216 households and total area 504.19 km2.
Demographics
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Ulipu ...
and
Assam state of India on the north, Char Rajibpur Upazila on the south, Assam state of India on the east,
Char Rajibpur,
Chilmari and Ulipur upazilas on the west.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Raomari Upazila had 46,871 households and a population of 196,417. 49,712 (25.31%) were under 10 years of age. Raomari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 34.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1051 females per 1000 males. 25,680 (13.07%) lived in urban areas.
As of the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, Rowmari has a population of 137,040. Males constitute 49.34% of the population, and females 50.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 63884. Raomari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Raumari Thana was formed in 1908 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 August 1983.
Raomari Upazila is divided into six
union parishads: Bondober, Dadevanga, Chor Shoulemari, Jadurchar, Raumari, and Shoulemari. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 198 villages.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Upazilas of Kurigram District
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